Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Social Medicine

Issue 39

Safe Community Monthly News

October 2010

In this issue
NewSafeCommunitydesignations
Redesignation
Call:SafeHospitalNetwork
SafeCommunityProgramForthcomingConferences
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DearColleagues,
WeareproudtointroduceyouanothernewSafeCommunity
WehavereportsfromChina,Colombia&NewZealand.
Newsandreportsofthisissueareappendedbelow.Sameissueisalsoavail
ableatourWHOCollaboratingCentreonCommunitySafetyPromotionweb
site:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/who_newsletters_en.htm
Withwarmregards
LeifSvanström,ResponsibleEditor
KoustuvDalal,Editor

Napier City, New ZealandInternational Safe Communities Designation #202
Accredited examiners from Safe Communities Foundation New Zealand
(SCFNZ)visitedNapieronTuesday(17August)toassessthecity’scommunity
safetyeffortsagainstcriteriadevelopedbytheWorldHealthOrganizationCollo
boratingCentreonCommunitySafetyPromotion.ThevisitwaspartoftheSafe
Communities Napier Committee’s aim of making Napier an ‘International SafeCity’.NapierMayorBarbaraArnottsaid“Resultsonthegroundiswhatreallymatters.Napierisblessedwithcommitted,passionatepeopleworkingtogethertomakeasafer,healthiercommunityforallofus.The‘InternationalSafeCity’
accreditationcelebratesthis.”
Thesitevisitreviewteamwasaddressedonthevariousprojectsconcerningcommunitysafety,injuryprevention,crimeprevention,communityrenewal,Safe Community Napier Committee, with the Site Visit TeamsocialhousingandfiresafetyundertakeninNapierCity.DrCarolynCoggan,DirectoroftheNewZealandCertifyingCentrewholedthesitevisit,saysNapierwasthelargestcommitteewith21partner
organisationsandithadagoodrepresentationofcommunity,andcentralgovernmentagenciespartneringwithNapierCity
Council.“ThededicationandcommitmentofallthoseinvolvedinworkingtowardsNapierbecominganInternationalSafe
CommunityhasbeenwelldemonstratedandI’mpleasedtoannouncethateachofthesixcriteriahasbeenmet,”Carolynsays.
Thereviewteamwasparticularlyimpressedwith:theamazingcommitmentfromvolunteers;thereachandeffectivenessof
bothNeighbourhoodSupportandCommunityPatrolsthroughoutNapier;thecommitmentofHousingNewZealandtoim
provingcommunitysafetyforvulnerablegroups;thecomprehensiveapproachadoptedbytheFireServicetoworkwithat
riskyouth;thesupportfromCouncil;theleadershipprovidedbythePoliceandtheirproactiveapproachtocommunity
safety;and,lastbutbynomeansleast,thededicationandcommitmentfromallmembersoftheSafeCommunityNapierCommittee.
ChairmanRobLuttersaid“IthasbeenagreatachievementtogainISCac
creditation.Thisprocesshastakenalmostthreeyearsandshowedcommit
mentandworktodevelopaplanforNapier.Thisisjustthestart,weasa
collectivewillcontinuetodevelopnewcollaborativestrategiesthatwillim
prove the safety and well being of this city.  Napier City celebrated theachievementatadesignationceremonyinearlySeptember.Thedesignation
ceremonywasawonderfulcelebrationofcommunitysafety.
FurtherinformationcanbefoundbyvisitingtheSafeCommunitiesFoundationNZwebsitehttp://www.safecommunities.org.nz/sc/napier
Mayor Barbara Arnott and Dr Carolyn Coggan and the DesignaReporter:TaniaPeters,NewZealandtion Ceremony1New Plymouth District, New ZealandRe-designated International Safe Community
NewPlymouthDistricthasbeencommendedasan“outstandingexample”ofasafecommunityinareviewreport
releasedbySafeCommunitiesFoundationNZthismonth.ThereportfollowsasuccessfulapplicationbyNewPly
mouthinjurySafeTrustforNewPlymouthtobereaccreditedanInternationalSafeCommunity.NewPlymouthwasoriginallydesignatedaSafeCommunityin2005,andhasshowncommitmenttotheWHOSafeCommunities
modeldemonstratingacollaborativeapproachtothedeliveryofevidencebasedcommunitysafetyprogrammes
thattargetdifferentpopulationgroupswithinthecommunity.
Membersofthereviewteamwereparticularlyimpressedwiththedistrict’sstrongnetworkofinteragencysafety
groups;eachfocusedononeormorespecificareasofsafetysuchasroadsafety,crimereduction,familyviolence,
olderpeopleandyouth.SCFNZacknowledgedthatmanyofthesegroupshavegrownoutofcommunityefforts
andconcerns,andhavethengoneontobesupportedbygovernmentorganisationsandothergroups.Thereport
states: “From both reviewing the application, and especially during the numerous visits to New Plymouth, it is
evidentthattheNewPlymouthSafeCommunitiesinitiativeiscommunityowned”.
Amongfindingsincludedinthesafecommunityreapplicationwasdatashowinggraffitivandalismwasheading
downwardsandNewPlymouthpoliceledthecountryinthe2008/09yearwiththenumberofsuccessfulconvic
tionsforbreachofprotectionorderandmaleassaultsfemaleoffences.Inaddition,respondentstoaNRBCommu
nitraksurveyoverthelastthreeyearsreportedtheCBDtobesafeorverysafeatnight.Theiroptimismwasgrow
ing, the survey showed.  On the health front, hospital admissions for falls among preschoolers had halved and
newACCclaimsforfallrelatedinjuriesamongtheover60swasinlinewiththenationalaverage.
DrCoggan,theDirectoroftheSafeCommunitiesFoundationNZ,saidNewPlymouthhadrobustlyanalysedits
safetydata,identifiedbestpracticeprogrammes,recognisedstakeholdersandleadersandproducedacomprehen
siveapplication.ShepraisedNewPlymouthforthecollaborationofitssafetyrelatedagencies
andsaidmoreresidentswereliving,planning,travellingandworkingsafely.
The group behind much of the work was the New Plymouth InjurySafe Trust with more
than 10 members, ranging from theDistrict Council and District Health Boardto local po
lice,fire,healthproviders,ACCandthelabourdepartment.AndrewJudd,whochairsthe
InjurySafeTrust,saidtheredesignationwasveryhumblingbutbeingasafecommunitywasajourney.Initiativescontinued.
TheredesignationceremonytookplaceinNewPlymouthonFriday3rdSeptember2010,offici
atedbyDrCarolynCogganinhercapacityastheDirectorofSCFNZ,aCertifyingCentreoftheWHOCConCommunitySafetyPromotioninKarolinskaInstitutet,Stockholm,Sweden.
Mayor signing ISC agreement
Theceremonyalsoprovidedawonderfulopportunitytoformally
acknowledge a number of individuals. At the ceremony, certifi
cateswerehandedouttomorethan30localswhohadcontributed
towards the safe community status. As Channa Perry, Safe Community Programme Manager for New Plymouth injurySafe Trust
states “these often unsung heroes in our community play a vitalrole, through their daytoday work, in ensuring our communityremains a safer place to live, work and play. Our redesignation
ceremony seemed the most appropriate time to acknowledge therole that these individuals have played in assisting us to gain re
accreditationofourdistrictasanInternationalSafeCommunity”.
FurtherinformationcanbefoundbyvisitingtheSafeCommunities
FoundationNZwebsitewww.safecommunities.org.nz/npor
Mayor and Community Champions
www.safetaranaki.org.nz . Reporter:TaniaPeters,NewZealandCall for International Safe Hospitals Network
Hospitalscanplayavitalroleforinjurypreventionandsafetypromotion.HospitalsshouldbeactivelyinvolvedintheSafe
Communityprogram.Therefore,WHOCCCSPhasdevelopedanew‘SafeCommunityHospitalNetwork’andcallingfor
memberships.Formembershipandtechnicalsupportspleasecontact:Prof.LeifSvanstrom(leif.svanstrom@ki.se)
orDr.KoustuvDalal(koustuv.dalal@liu.se).Visit:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/pdf/indicator/safe_hospitals_criteria.pdf
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Official establishment of SC Promotion Committee of LuJiaZui Community,
Shanghai, China
Inordertofurtherpromotesafecommunityprojectandtopreparefornationalsafecommunityinspection
theEnlargedMeetingofSCPromotionCommitteewasheldinAugust4,2010.Membersofthecommittee,invited
experts,membersofworkinggroupetalattendedthemeeting.
InthemeetingthevicedirectorofLuJiaZuiCommunity,Mr.QiweiWangannouncedtheofficialestablish
mentofSCPromotionCommittee.MembersarefromdifferentsectorsincludingPartyWorkCommittee,Commu
nityOffice,TransportationSector,FireFightingSector,LaborUnion,Women’sUnion,HeathCareCenter,Police
Station,TradeandBusinessSector,CivilAdministration,CityPlanning,RealEstateSector,Judiciaryandmembers
fromkindergarten,primary,middleandhighschoolsaswell.Underthepromotioncommittee12workinggroups
wereestablished.Anothervicedirector,MsYizhongXia,reportedindetailabouttheSCprojectinLuJiaZuiCommunity.
ProfessorShumeiWang,onbehalfoftheExpertGrouppointedoutthatLuJiaZuiCommunityhasdonealotand
achievedalotforthelastcoupleofyearsinsafecommunity.Evi
dencebasedinjurypreventiongotverygooddemonstrationhere.
SheencouragedLuJiaZuiCommunitytosethigherstandard
basedonwhattheyhaveachieved.
Mr. Anqiao Wu, director of the community and head of SC
Promotion Committee gave a summary speech. He emphasized
that participants should fully understand the importance of SCmovement, and the importance of mobilizing all sectors to work
togetherforthesamevalueandgoal.Reporter:ShumeiWang,ShanghaiPartnership agreements: for certification of the municipality of Tuxtla
Gutierrez as 1st Safe Community in Mexico.
LastAugust31wassignedbetweentheNationalAssociationofCivilianParticipationandtheAttorneyGeneralof
theStateofChiapasacollaborationagreementthatestablishesaseriesofjointactivitiestoachievecertificationofthemunicipalityofTuxtlaGutierrez,ChiapasCommunitySegura,firstinthecountry.
ThecurrentsecuritysituationinthisCentralAmericancountry
has led different sectors as institutions or civil society to find
waystocoordinateandjoinforces,toworkonfindingrealsolu
tions that also impact on the formulation of public policies for
humansafety.
ThemunicipalityofChiapashasmanyprogramsthathavebeen
effective in theprevention ofcrime and violence,thosedescrip
tionswillbeattachedtotheirapplicationasaSafeCommunity,
aswellasthedocumentationofeachofthesixindicatorsrequi
red by the InternatioThe National Association of Councils for
CivilianParticipationisasacivilianorganizationchairedbyMr.
MarcosFastlichtSacker,thepromoterofSafeCommunitiescer
tificationinMexico.SafeCommunitiesinnitiativewassocilized Dr.MaríaIsabelGutiérrez,DirectorofCISALVAInstitutefromUniverbyCisalvaInstitutethelastjulyinaForumaboutViolenceand sidaddelVallein Cali, Colombia , Lic. Raciel López Salazar, Attorney
General of the State of Chiapas , el Sr. Marcos Fastlicht, President ofMedia.
the National Association of Civilian Participation, Ing. Bruno GisseTotheAssociationbelongsDelegatesfromall30Mexicansta man,CitizenRepresentativesfromTuxtlaGutiérrezandtheLic.Jaimetesthatpromotecivilianparticipationinordertopushforthe VallsEsponda,MayorofTuxtlaGutiérrez,Chiapas.
formulationpublicpolicyonsecurityissues.
Atthesametime,theAssociationleadanationwidecampaigntomotivatecitizensformalcomplaintasatoolofpro
tectionbetweenthesamecitizens,throughawebapplication.Reporter:KarenGalvis,Colombia
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Forthcoming Safety and Injury Conferences
2011
x 20thInternationalSafeCommunitiesConference
CelebratingtwodecadesofInternationalSafeCommunityDevelopmentgoingbacktowhereitallstarted69September2011,FalunMunicipality,Dalarna,Sweden
FirstAnnouncement:http://falun.se/www/externa/safe2011.nsf/Vbild/3789B4B81526E69BC1257703004FDF27/$FILE/safe_community.pdf.Conferencewebpage:www.falun.se/safecom2011
Contact:safecom2011@falun.sex WorldConferenceonDrowningPrevention,1013May2011,Vietnam.Forfurtherinformationvisithttp://www.worldconferenceondrowningprevention.org/2012
RegionalSafeCommunityConferencesx 6thAsianRegionalConferenceonSafeCommunitiesin2012Friday,11Sunday,13,May,2012,Tokyo,Japan
x The3rdEuropeanSafeCommunityConference
ThefutureroleoftheFireandRescueServiceinthesustainabilityofSafeCommunitiesinEurope45June2012,Falköping,Sweden
Contact:annette.holmberg@falkoping.seWHOCollaboratingCentreforCommunitySafetyPromotion
KarolinskaInstitutet
DepartmentofPublicHealthSciences
DivisionofSocialMedicine
Norrbacka2ndFloor,SE17176,Stockholm,Sweden.
Communication:KoustuvDalal,PhD.Editor(Email:koustuv.dalal@liu.se)

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